Winning Persuasion: Teaching Ethos, Logos, and Pathos through Competition

• In Event: G.I.F.T.S. Session III

Abstract

This activity allows for an introduction to the Greek concepts of ethos, logos and pathos in such a way it that relates to something most students are already familiar with, the game of “Rock, Paper, Scissors.” Students remember concepts better if they have some tactile way of referencing them. This activity relates a physical action to a cognitive concept and also sparks discussion through the proposed hierarchy of importance.

Authors

• Jennifer Renee Brown, Liberty University

• Annie Elizabeth Mullen, Liberty University

• Faith Mullen, Liberty University